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A display of allied planes at Liberation Museum Zeeland, Netherlands.

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A Sherman tank displayed at Liberation Museum Zeeland, Netherlands.

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You will make a journey through history. From the rise of fascism and Nazism to the outbreak of World War II. From invading German troops to the persecution of Jews, the resistance and the liberation. You will read personal stories and discover silent witnesses of the war on Zeelandic soil. You will find them in de museum’s rooms, but also outside, in Liberation Park Zeeland, the park surrounding the museum.&nbsp;During your tour, you will see the results of military violence, both among the troops and among civilians. Their misery, pain, fear, and losses can still be felt through the many pictures and the testimonies you can read and listen to here. You will also learn about the war stories of merchant sailors and the Dutch troops that were sent to the Dutch East Indies after the war.&nbsp;This collection of stories together from the foundation of Liberation Museum Zeeland. It is a place for contemplation. A place to learn from the past for a peaceful future. Because the lessons taught by World War II are still relevant today. The museum also gives room to the Roosevelt Experience, based on the Four Freedoms phrased by the US president in 1941. They tie in with the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Therefore, the Liberation Museum Zeeland is a symbol of the awareness that freedom is never a given.&nbsp;Visit the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.zeeuwseankers.nl/en/story/battle-of-the-schelde">Zeeuwse Ankers</a> website (Zeeland Anchors) for comprehensive information, personal stories and videos about the Battle of the Scheldt.&nbsp;

The Netherlands

The Liberation Museum Zeeland takes us back to a special part of Zeelands history. During the Second World War Allied soldiers, sailors and airmen of various nationalities united in the fight against the German occupation forces. This struggle resulted in a lot of dead and wounded on both sides. The local population in Zeeland also suffered heavy casualties.

The museum offers a tour along important events during the Second World War. The exhibition starts in the Reception area, where Kees Sinke says goodbye to his mother. Kees Sinke was called up in 1939 during the mobilization. The story of Kees Sinke serves as the guideline that leads us through the exhibition.

At different points in the museum connections are made with the present and each time the focus is on people. In this way the museum pays tribute to all the forces who fought for the peace and freedom in which we live today.

The battle of the Scheldt occupies a prominent place in the exhibition. During this so often forgotten battle at the end of 1944, the area around the Western Scheldt provided the scene of action, aiming at clearing the waterway into Antwerp, that had already been liberated. Because the airborne landings known as Operation Market Garden near Arnhem and Nijmegen had failed, the opening up of the harbour in Antwerp was of vital importance for the shipping in of troops and essential supplies for rapid transportation to the front. Thus the battle of the Scheldt played a key role in the liberation of the Netherlands and the ending of the Second World War.

The museum also pays attention to the Zeeland Battalion. This Battalion was mainly formed by volunteers who, after the liberation of Zeeland, wanted to support the forces still endeavouring to free the Netherlands and Western Europe from the yoke of the occupational forces.

Befreiungsmuseum Zeeland

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